The best restaurants to have dinner on New Year’s Eve in Singapore for 2023

This New Year’s Eve (NYE), tuck into an auspicious modern Chinese meal orchestrated by the masterful Jereme Leung. The premium course menu ($288) begins with caviar, avocado, and shrimp in a seaweed tart; roasted duck with foie gras and deep-fried perilla leaf; and slow-cooked 10-head Australian abalone with roasted pepper dressing. Then, sip on an invigorating soup of peppercorn chicken with fish maw. For your mains, indulge in spotted garoupa with hairy crab roe and Wagyu beef char siew with black truffle, and peppercorn noodles with Boston lobster. And finally, look toward the Year of the Dragon with premium bird’s nest with wild honey served with tangerine-peel ice cream, or try the steamed Japanese brown sugar honeycomb cake. 

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It’s not an ordinary meal over at Crossroads Buffet on December 31. Instead, it’s a festive spread fit for a king. Not only will there be piping hot roasts like slow baked Irish beef ribeye, whole roasted turkey, and crispy pork saddle, but also a lineup boasting the freshest seafood. At the ceviche live station, savour thick slabs of salmon and yellowfin tuna sashimi, or try freshly made barramundi ceviche that’s marinated with a spicy leche de tigre (tiger’s milk). Make sure to also pop by the tapas live station, where you’ll be making repeat rounds for the grilled octopus with chorizo or gambas al Ajillo (garlic shrimp). 

Save some stomach space for desserts like Manjari chocolate mousse or coconut passionfruit banana compote. There’s even a chocolate lava souffle live station and a chocolate fondue station for you to end the year on a high note. This New Years’ Eve dinner buffet is available on December 31 only, starting from $98 for adults and $58 for children. Just for New Year’s Eve, there is also a special brunch buffet (from $138 for adults, from $68 for children), filled with plenty of festive fare to enjoy with friends and family.

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A festive buffet spread awaits at Peppermint – along with sweeping views of the Marina skyline. It's a special night for when the clock ticks 2024, so make sure to tuck into all the delectably festive fare that's laid out by Chef de Cuisine Leon Yee and his culinary team.

One crowd favourite is the slow roast turkey, glazed with pomegranate molasses. It comes with a chestnut stuffing and the traditional accompaniments of gravy and cranberry sauce. Other tasty dishes include grilled chicken, orange-glazed lamb ribs, and even a freshly grilled whole sea bass. Also, for New Year’s Eve, Peppermint is celebrating with Swing Grill – a night filled with premium grilled meats, such as a black angus beef prime rib or a slow-grilled whole baby lamb.  

Peppermint also offers a festive dessert spread. With traditional yule logs featuring flavours like yuzu strawberry or passionfruit sesame along with other sweet creations, you’ll be leaving with your stomachs more than satiated.

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For the best seats in the house to soak in the Marina Bay fireworks, book a table at Altro Zafferano this NYE. The rooftop Italian restaurant will undergo a glamorous transformation on December 31 with a fancy gala and countdown party ($800) featuring a six-course dinner and a live DJ set. The Southern Italian menu kicks off with intriguing modern dishes such as crescentina with tuna chutoro and miso cream, foie gras lollipops coated in white chocolate, Boston lobster tail with white corn and trout roe, and tagliolini with white truffle. The mains feature both surf and turf represented by turbot, scampi, and sea urchin emulsion, as well as Wagyu beef tenderloin with delica pumpkin. Before you adjourn to the Terrace Lounge for the countdown session, finish your meal with gianduiotto chocolate – chocolate-hazelnut paste enrobed in chocolate with notes of champagne. 

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For a vantage point that rivals no other, rooftop bar Vue is a cut above the rest – you get a stunning display of fireworks at this viewing deck that’s in the heart of the city. For New Year's Eve only, they're holding a special six-course dinner (from $688 per person) to celebrate the start of the new year. It's an exquisite menu that's been thoughtfully curated by Executive Chef Sam Chin, paired with a complimentary glass of Pol Roger ‘Sir Winston Churchill’ 2015. 

Start with a round of savoury appetites that’ll whet your appetite: jamón ibérico with fig, snow crab cream doughnuts, Fine de Claire oysters topped with tomato ice jelly and Queen Kaluga caviar. Then, a seafood trio with fresh bluefin tuna, mackerel fish and New Caledonia blue shrimp. More fine dishes await, with the likes of a blue lobster that’s generously topped with caviar, and a black leg chicken breast that’s served with truffle, parmigiano, and chives. The star of the show? None other than an A5 Kumamoto black Wagyu sirloin. The dessert table is one that you’ll revel in, a bevy of sweet treats from a Williams pear and earl grey mousse to a tangy yuzu meringue tart. 

Diners are also welcome to sit at the Bar Area, with a la carte orders made from the bar menu.

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Step into El Paraíso Nuevo 2024 – a neon-themed garden party (from $238) overlooking the theatrics of Marina Bay Sands’ iconic NYE fireworks display. Enjoy a five-course Mexican dinner which includes con todos, scallop ceviche, chicken quesadilla, grilled tiger prawns, chipotle-braised beef short rib in DIY taco style, and churros served with coconut dulce de leche. Vegetarian and vegan dishes are also available in the form of jicama ceviche, queso, achiote lion’s mane, and quinoa achiote tofu. If you want to imbibe frozen lime margaritas all night long, you can opt for the free-flow booze option. Regardless of what you eat (and drink), make sure to get involved with the piñata bash or perhaps indulge the roving magician for a literal take on a magical evening. 

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For a family-friendly affair, Basilico’s expansive NYE buffet ($208) will satiate even the fussiest of kids. Begin at the caviar station where you can pile on avruga, tobiko, salmon and lumpfish roe. Or indulge in cold seafood including tiger prawns, queen scallops, poached Boston lobsters with Amalfi lemon, and black mussels. The live station embodies the festive cheer with roasted turkey with chestnut, forest mushrooms, and cacioricotta cheese. Aside from that, pick from bottomless pizzas, pastas, lamb stew, fruit, and dessert. But you cannot leave without experiencing the restaurant’s iconic cheese room which houses some 40 types of artisanal aged cheeses served with truffle honey, nuts, and dried fruit. Bellísimo.

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Scale to the pinnacle of 1-Atico and step into FLNT, a Nikkei restaurant that will ensure you usher in the New Year in style. The restaurant’s five-course Japanese-Peruvian menu (from $238) kicks off with seared tuna belly with tamanegi sauce, Hamachi ceviche, and pickled mustard leaf. Then, choose between the grilled Japanese Wagyu with tomato, Aomori garlic, and king trumpet mushroom; and the lobster marinated with miso, aji verde, zucchini, and Gruyere cheese. Either way, choosing between Waygu and lobster isn’t a shabby way of closing out the year. Wrap up with banana parfait served with coconut sauce and kinako crumble. FLNT has also crafted a separate vegetarian menu with equally luxe items such as sweet potato donburi, and warm sushi with grilled white corn, truffle, Gruyere cheese, and sushi rice. 

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Celebrate the arrival of 2024 within the opulent setting of 15 Stamford where a five-course dinner ($188) awaits. Tuck into dishes such as Hokkaido scallops with Ogonori seaweed, Canadian lobster, Murray Bridge lamb with Poivrade artichoke, Patagonia toothfish, and Japanese Wagyu striploin with sweetbread and white soyu espuma. Then, wander to the dessert bar to take your pick from festive sweets like financier pannetone, chocolate yule log cake, or maybe pick a doughnut from the dramatic choux tower wall. The restaurant offers two seatings on NYE: one at 6pm and another at 8.30pm. If you opt for the former, you’ll enjoy 15 percent off the early-bird promo, and you get the bonus of avoiding city crowds while you ring in the New Year at home after being fed a sumptuous meal.

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What more could you want in your last moments of 2023 other than a six-course family-style dinner, free-flow booze, a DJ set, and an unobstructed view of fireworks? Caffe Fernet’s NYE party (from $188) features dishes to share with your loved ones such as lobster risotto, pastrami foie gras, Angus carpaccio, braised Wagyu short rib, and herb-crusted cod. Vegetarians can revel in the alternative menu featuring Mafaldine cacio e pepe, risotto parmigiano, and cauliflower with charred eggplant and pine nuts. Those after something more casual can opt for free-standing tickets where free-flow bar snacks and drinks will be available for most of the night. 

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